Date of Completion
5-2-2024
Degree Type
Honors Thesis
First Advisor
Roy Pereira
Abstract
An exploration of the different aspects of consciousness and their biological underpinnings, followed by a review of existing theories of awareness in the brain and a critique of the existing research. This paper conducts a review and critique of the contemporary research and finds that no existing theory currently offers an account of awareness in the brain that is both mechanistic and descriptive in nature. Thus, this paper proposes a new theory of the process of awareness in the brain, wherein Attention Schema Theory is considered as the mechanism of awareness and Global Neuronal Workspace Theory as its nature.
Recommended Citation
Fried, Jacob and Pereira, Roy, "Awareness in the Brain: A Mechanistic and Descriptive Account" (2024). Honors Thesis. 513.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/honors-thesis/513
